Photos: 6 years since the blizzard of 2011

E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune

Abandoned vehicles litter northbound Lake Shore Drive the day after the Groundhog Day blizzard. Nearly a thousand cars were stranded overnight. The snowfall total from the storm was pegged at 20.2 inches at O'Hare International Airport, making the Groundhog Day storm the third-largest in Chicago history, according to the weather service.

Abandoned vehicles litter northbound Lake Shore Drive the day after the Groundhog Day blizzard. Nearly a thousand cars were stranded overnight. The snowfall total from the storm was pegged at 20.2 inches at O'Hare International Airport, making the Groundhog Day storm the third-largest in Chicago history, according to the weather service.

More than 20 inches of snow fell in some parts of the Chicago area, starting Feb. 1, 2011. Power outages, school and business closings, motorists stranded on roadways, and public transit disruptions complicated life in the city and suburbs.